How China's Belt and Road Initiative will change international higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Marguerite J. Dennis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Belt And Road

scholarly journals Institutional logic meets global imagining: Kazakhstan’s engagement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack T. Lee ◽  
William Yat Wai Lo ◽  
Dana Abdrasheva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Policy Discourse ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Global Order ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Belt And Road

Abstract Theoretical ideas about globalization and internationalization of higher education emphasize the tension among different ideologies of higher education. According to literature, a competition among states, economy, knowledge, and status generates this tension to drive higher education development. This theoretical understanding not only shapes our global imaginations but also permeates the organizational behavior of universities. In this paper, we focus on the institutional logics that motivate universities in Kazakhstan to engage with China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). We investigate the ways that Kazakhstani higher education interprets and responds to China’s vision of a global order. Based on interviews conducted at 10 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Kazakhstan, we argue that Kazakhstan’s engagement with the BRI circumvents the cultural connectivity and global cooperation that are embraced by Chinese policy discourse and perpetuated by academic literature. Rather, institutional leaders in Kazakhstan operate with a utilitarian logic that seeks revenue generation, links with industry, and opportunities for students in employment and further education. The pursuit of these strategic outcomes demonstrates a bilateral engagement with China rather than the multilateral cooperation envisioned by policymakers. In a higher education system dominated by the state, the institutions in our study exhibit partial agency to accrue pragmatic benefits rather than concede to isomorphic pressures or mimic internationalization from neoliberal contexts. The discrepancy between policy discourse from China and policy reception in Kazakhstan raises questions about the rhetoric of a multipolar global order and the realities of international cooperation in higher education.

scholarly journals Integrating international student mobility in the belt and road initiative

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-47
Author(s):  
Xuan Wu ◽  
Wing Kit Chan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
International Student ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Belt And Road

Purpose Before the turn of the century, taking overseas students was more about a diplomatic issue dominated by the state in China, for which reason this section is relatively independent within the higher education system. However, evidence from a series of new policy documents and their impacts suggests that international student mobility (ISM) has been intensively shaped by the central government in the desire to promote its national strategy, namely the belt and road initiative. ISM policy, although with a significant proportion marketized, was introduced for a clear purpose of cultural diplomacy. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Looking beyond the debate of market-driven vs state-dominated, this paper attempts to provide a thorough understanding of this changing pattern based on examination of key changes of policy statements along with official data analysis. Findings This paper argues that the new pattern must be understood against a context of a hierarchy of higher education institutes in contemporary China: a sector led by a small number of prestigious universities generously funded by the central government with a large number of ordinary universities underfunded and eager to generate income. Prestigious institutes enroll international students to satisfy performance indicators listed by policies like “Double First-rate”; other universities, benefiting from the reputation and momentum generated by the top ones, take self-funded students for profit. Originality/value By making good use of both performance indicators and market motives, the country managed to move a state-dominated ISM policy in the twentieth century into the existing state-steering marketization model and made China a major destination for overseas study.

scholarly journals Internationalization of Higher Education under the Belt and Road Initiatives

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-55
Author(s):  
Xiaoying Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
International Student ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Belt And Road

Abstract This is a systematic literature review of the internationalization of higher education in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (bri). Following the systematic literature review methods, the author selected eight English and 29 Chinese studies in the academic databases. Through an inductive thematic analysis, the author synthesized five primary themes: (a) philosophical and theoretical foundations of bri education; (b) introduction of higher education development in bri countries; (c) higher education cooperation between China and bri countries; (d) international higher education and economic development; and (e) international student education management. The goal of this review is to underline new opportunities and challenges of bri education discussed within the literature and to present how the research can inform scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in the field of international higher education. It called for more joint research among Chinese scholars and overseas scholars in bri countries. In terms of the future research direction, the author suggested more research on the theoretical exploration and empirical investigation in international higher education within the context of bri.

scholarly journals “一带一路”倡议背景下中国新疆高校外语教育发展路径探索

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 187-194
Author(s):  
Xuemei Shan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
National Development ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Belt And Road

The most important competition of the 21st century is that of talents. How to make higher education and the cultivation of talents contribute to the long-term national development agenda and the construction of a community of a shared future for mankind is a significant task and mission of higher education in China. The Belt and Road Initiative is one of the means to share the Chinese experiences, Chinese wisdom and bonus of reform and opening-up. Construction of the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the implementation of the Open Up West Program call for talents to contribute to the regional development. It has brought both opportunities and challenges to foreign language education in universities and colleges in Xinjiang. The cultivation of talents in foreign language education must integrate into the scope of internationalization in national higher education and meet its expectations of talents by focusing on fostering character and civic virtue, maintaining and serving regional social stability and long-term security and pursuing development in the long run. The tripartite route of development is as follows. Firstly, it is expected to design and carry out the tasks and agenda in line with China’s Ministry of Education’s concern of internationalization in higher education. Secondly, it is vital to focus on important aspects with a deep awareness of opportunities and challenges of internationalization. Thirdly, it is of practical significance to explore various potentials of development through Sino-Russian cooperation in faculty training and development, cultivation of talents, scientific research and cultural exchange with the help of platforms of cooperation in operation. With the joint efforts of both parties, there is hope that the cultivation of talents in foreign language education will bolster mutual capabilities in serving the Belt and Road Initiative.

scholarly journals Shaping “The Belt and Road Initiative” International Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-37
Author(s):  
Jian Li
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Chinese Higher Education ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Learning Perceptions ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Belt And Road

Abstract This study aims to exploring the “The Belt and Road” international higher education. This research uses a qualitative method to explore the learning perceptions of 22 international students from South-Asian countries studying in Chinese learning programs at three Chinese higher education institutions. The findings argue that the international students from South-Asian countries’ various attitudes towards the learning and teaching approaches as well as their communications with international classmates, Chinese students and teachers all shaped their learning perceptions of learning Chinese. Moreover, the findings reveal those international students’ cognitive (e.g., thoughts, beliefs, and ideas), affective (e.g., feelings and emotions) and conative (e.g., tendency or disposition) learning perceptions as parts of their psychological mechanisms interacted with institutional or cross-cultural contexts. This study also highlights the importance of making sense of these complexities to understand international students’ learning perceptions. The implications of stimulating their learning perceptions are also discussed.

The impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on the expansion of China's higher education in overseas markets along the route

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siyi Gong ◽  
Weiwei Huo ◽  
Maoguo Wu ◽  
Yi Huang ◽  
Jingya Gong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Belt And Road
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